Jaina (Camille) Fisher
Camille focuses her practice on complex litigation with an emphasis on insurance coverage disputes.
Camille Fisher advocates on behalf of policyholders in areas including property damage, bodily injury, environmental claims, title insurance claims, cyber liability, and directors and officers liability. Camille has a lead role within the firm's Insurance Recovery practice regarding emerging theories of coverage for artificial intelligence (AI).
Camille serves on the Seattle Infant Development Center's board of directors. She also is a member of the firm's Seattle diversity committee and chairs the firm's national Native American Resource Group. Camille maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing primarily on constitutional rights and the child welfare system.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Washington School of Law, J.D., Managing Editor, Washington Law Review, 2009
- University of Washington, B.A., Psychology, Minor, American Indian Studies, 2006
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
- State Supreme Court of Washington
- Superior Court of Washington, King County
- Superior Court of Washington, Pierce County
- Tulalip Tribal Court
- Tribal Court of Squaxin Island
- Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Related Employment
- University of Washington School of Law, Native American Law Center, Affiliate Instructor of Law and Criminal Law Public Defender, 2010
- Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate, 2008
- Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I, Extern for The Hon. Ann Schindler, 2008
- Northwest Justice Project - Native American Unit, Law Clerk, 2007
- Washington State Court of Appeals, Division I, Extern for The Hon. Ann Schindler, 2008
- Northwest Justice Project - Native American Unit, Law Clerk, 2007
Professional Recognition
Listed in Chambers USA as an "Up and Coming" Insurance Lawyer, 2024
Recipient of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington’s Civil Libertarian Award for Wilbur v. City of Mt. Vernon indigent right to counsel class action litigation, 2014
Recipient of Champion for Justice Award by the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for Wilbur v. City of Mt. Vernon indigent right to counsel class action litigation, 2014
Recipient of President’s Award by the Washington Defender Association for Wilbur v. City of Mt. Vernon indigent right to counsel class action litigation, 2014
Recipient of Perkins Coie Annual Pro Bono Team Award for Wilbur v. City of Mt. Vernon indigent right to counsel class action litigation, 2013
Impact
Community Involvement
- Seattle Infant Development Center, Board Member
- The Mockingbird Society, Former Board Member
News
Professional Experience
Experience
- Represented thousands of indigent misdemeanor defendants seeking enforcement of their Sixth Amendment right to counsel in a Section 1983 class action against the cities of Mount Vernon and Burlington, Washington. Obtained successful judgment following a two-week bench trial. Wilbur v. City of Mount Vernon, 989 F. Supp. 2d 1122 (W.D. Wash. 2013)
- Represented retailer and higher education policyholders pursuing property damage, business interruption loss, and pollution coverage as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Represented a large mining company seeking coverage under excess liability insurance policies for alleged property damage resulting from a blowout located in Colorado and caused by a third-party.
- Represented a major former chemical company in several London-based arbitrations seeking coverage under Bermuda Form policies for claims of bodily injury and property damage allegedly arising from the use of, and exposure to, a chemical product that was historically used in electronic appliances and building materials.
- Represented a major agricultural company seeking coverage under Bermuda Form policies for claims of bodily injury allegedly arising from the use of, and exposure to, a popular herbicide product.
- Represented a major equipment manufacturer seeking builder’s risk coverage for damage to the world’s largest tunnel boring machine, known as “Bertha.”
- Represented a federal company in a London-based arbitration seeking coverage from Bermuda-based excess liability insurers for costs associated with cleaning up the largest coal ash spill in U.S. history.
- Represented an automotive parts company seeking contingent business interruption from 14 insurers arising out of the March 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
- Represented a major coal producing company and its subsidiaries seeking coverage from its liability insurers for alleged bodily injury and property damage arising out of coal mining operations in hundreds of underlying actions.